#at-the-gates — Public Fediverse posts

Endlich Zeit gehabt, die letzte At The Gates in Ruhe zu hören. Tolle Scheibe, ich liebe vor allem „In Dark Distortion“, aber auch der Rest - ein würdiger Abschluss. Hach, und es ist so tragisch … 🥺 #atthegates #swedishdeathmetal

Traurig zu hören das es mit "The Ghost of a Future dead" endet und kein weiteres "At the Gates" Album folgen wird.
Auch wenn es nach dem Tod von Tomas Lindberg nachvollziehbar ist.

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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #SeekAndDestroy

At the Gates:
🎵 A Ritual of Waste

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#newRelease 🆕 album

https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/track/a-ritual-of-waste

https://open.spotify.com/track/31pwyiEKyQGrH3VwX2LmQg

Musical Sunday with the new #AtTheGates album 🤘

#PlayingNow #NewMusicAlert

Heute erschienen und gleich auf dem Plattenteller: At the Gates - The Ghost of a future Dead. Das musikalische Vermächtnis des leider viel zu früh am 16. September 2025 verstorbenen Tomas „Tompa“ Lindberg.

Rest in Power, #Goatspell…

#DeathMetal #goteborg #AtTheGates #Requiem

Time to give the new At The Gates a listen 🤘

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At The Gates' new album, "The Ghost of a Future Dead" is out today. I'm only on the second listen. Initial impression is that it sounds most similar to "At War With Reality". But it has its own mood and melodic character. This album has an epic quality and is a fitting swansong for Tomas and the entity known as At The Gates.

Tomas recorded the vocals in one day before he went into surgery on his throat for the cancer that ultimately took his life.

#AtTheGates #melodeath

I wouldn’t go as far as saying the new (and last?) #AtTheGates record, The Ghost Of A Future Dead, is their best, but it friggin’ bangs!! And given the circumstances under which it was recorded, I’m listening to one of my earlier heroes right now with a huge lump in my throat! RIP, Tompa🤘
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Seit 35 Jahren höre ich Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg zu. Heute seinem allerletzten Release. Macht traurig. Danke, Alter
#deathmetal #grotesque #atthegates #RIP

It's finally arrived. RIP Tompa, a true legend.

#atthegates #nowplaying #riptompa

I’ve gone back and forth about how to introduce The Ghost of a Future Dead, the eighth full-length by legendary Swedish death metal innovators At The Gates, the first with the returning Anders Björler back on lead guitar and songwriting duties (along with his twin brother, bassist Jonas) and also the final album featuring the late, great Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg, who sadly succumbed to a rare-but-super-aggressive bout of cancer in September of 2025. This introductory paragraph (and review) has been typed, deleted, reworded, deleted, approached differently, deleted, etc. so many times that I’ve lost count and given myself a colossal migraine in overthinking, over-evaluating, and over-justifying. But there comes a point where, in my month of listening to this, you have to say “fuck it,” and proceed in the direction that your gut, heart, and ears are guiding you towards. I will simply state that The Ghost of a Future Dead is many things.

What it’s not, however, is a pity party. Like anyone else with a conscience and heart, I was devastated to read about what Lindberg went through over the last few years with his battle against Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, and was heartbroken when he died after a bravely-fought battle. You wouldn’t know he was struggling upon listening to the album, however, as Lindberg was in fine form here. His delivery has never been this potent, this acidic, with lead-off single “The Fever Mask” demonstrating his caustic delivery just fine. Elsewhere, “Det oerhörda,” the first At The Gates song written entirely in Swedish, further channels Lindberg’s rage and intensity. The fact that he performed all his parts, in one day and mostly in one take on the day before his surgery, before his bandmates even recorded anything is nothing short of impressive, as it doesn’t sound like it at all.

The Ghost of a Future Dead (24-bit HD audio) by At The Gates

Speaking of his bandmates, to say they all brought their A-game would be a grotesque understatement. To be frank, this is the At The Gates album I was craving when they first reunited back in 2010.1 Everyone went all-out, and the results are ridiculous. Both Björler brothers and fellow guitarist Martin Larsson hurl riff after monstrous riff at you, but also know how to construct some damn fine harmonies like on “The Fever Mask” and “A Ritual of Waste.” As for Adrian Erlandsson, his fills and embellishments border on the criminal. I’m sure the rather obscene breakdown section of “The Unfathomable” is considered illegal in most countries, with Erlandsson incorporating a well-placed ride cymbal “TING!” at just the right time2 to send people into a pit-inducing frenzy. In fact, with the exception of moody instrumental “Förgängligheten,” The Ghost is just fire and rage from beginning to glorious end, and all four instrumentalists paid loving, yet visceral, tribute to a fallen bandmate and brother on here.

The Jens Bogren production also elevates The Ghost into the upper echelons of At The Gates’ discography. Both the guitars and the drums radiate a profound heft and clarity. Speaking of clarity, being able to make out Jonas’ basslines is much, much appreciated, as he can play his ass off. Also speaking of Jonas, one thing I noticed was the more progressive leanings that he incorporated on To Drink From the Night Itself and The Nightmare of Being are still present at times, like on “The Dissonant Void,” might be reduced significantly, but they’re present and better incorporated, leading to a better impact overall. For 42 minutes and some change, The Ghost is the sound of everyone firing on all cylinders.

Full admission: everyone behind the scenes at Angry Metal Guy wanted to hear The Ghost of a Future Dead, but nobody wanted to review it. If it sucked,3 no one understandably wanted to say as much. If it were legitimately good, people would say that it’s said out of grief, trying to fit in with established publications, or some other bullshit reason. In this case, since it goes toe-to-toe with their best work (and in some ways surpasses them), it’s all those reasons plus receiving an unnecessary amount of grief from the comments section, crying about the audacity of giving it the score it ultimately received, despite all justification on my part. So I’ll take it on the chin for the team and state that yes, The Ghost of a Future Dead deserves the score due to the quality, ferociousness, and heart on display. If this ends up being At The Gates’ swansong,4 this is a hell of a way to go out, as they dropped another classic on our sorry asses. Awesome job, to all those involved. Rest in power, Tompa.

Rating: 5.0/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 256 kbps mp3
Label: Century Media Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: April 24th, 2026

At The Gates - The Ghost of a Future Dead (24-bit HD audio)

https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-of-a-future-dead-24-bit-hd-audio

#deathMetal #melodicMetal #metal #archEnemy #atTheGates #centuryMedia #gothenburg #gothenburgSound #melodicDeathMetal #dortmund

Die Vorfreude aufs neue Album hat mich erstmal wieder zurück zu „The Nightmare Of Being“ gebracht. Was für ein unfassbares Monster, wirklich eines meiner absoluten Lieblingsalben! Ich finde hier alles: Geile Grooves, Gänsehaut-Melodiebögen, dieser charakteristische Schrei-Gesang von Tomas, kompositorische Klasse und Klassik, so viele Details, Prog-Anleihen und Drama … einfach immer wieder wow. 🔥🔥🔥 #atthegates

Die schwedischen Melo-Deather AT THE GATES haben mit dem Song "The Dissonant Void" eine weitere Single aus ihrem kommenden Album veröffentlicht. "The Ghost Of A Future Dead" erscheint am 24. April. #atthegates #deathmetal

https://www.burnyourears.de/news/54859-the-dissonant-void-neue-single-von-at-the-gates.html

New post: At The Gates unveil “The Dissonant Void” as tribute to Tomas Lindberg https://moshville.co.uk/news/video/2026/04/at-the-gates-unveil-the-dissonant-void-as-tribute-to-tomas-lindberg/ #AtTheGates